The Latest Breaking News from Spoons

As Premier Inn is overtaken by Wetherspoons in an influential hotel ranking, Simon Calder checks in

Wetherspoon has shut a number of pubs this year, as the chain rejigs its portfolio to concentrate on fewer, larger sites

Train Talk: Much transport catering is dominated by a single company – and it isn’t J D Wetherspoon

A SCOTTISH city was found to have the most expensive Wetherspoons pub for a pint of beer anywhere in the UK.

Had the pub chain Wetherspoons put bao on the menu 10 years ago, customers would’ve had no idea what they were dealing with. Yet such is the bun’s triumphant rise to the fore, ’Spoons has started experimenting with the Asian import, filling a pair with strips of fried chicken, katsu…

Big-name rivals have made efforts to adopt the Uber-style pricing system for pints

Have your say: Readers were divided on the high street staple and while some said they’d never set foot in a Spoons again others eagerly listed off the pros of the chain pub

With founder Tim Martin receiving a knighthood in the King’s New Year honours we want to know whether you think Spoons is a blessing or a curse to our high streets

The British high street has for years been dominated by a chain of cheap-and-cheerful pubs boasting straightforward food, inexpensive pints and mad carpets. Oh, and political propaganda. As Spoons founder Tim Martin is granted a knighthood, Katie Rosseinsky dives into a polarising brand that we can never seem to agree…